Term 2
The following are some of the outcomes we are focusing on during the second term.
Language Arts
Speaking and Listening
select and use strategies when interacting with others, including
accessing prior knowledge
making and sharing connections
asking questions for clarification and understanding
taking turns as a speaker and listener
paraphrasing to clarify meaning
use speaking and listening to improve and extend thinking, by
– questioning and speculating– acquiring new ideas– analyzing and evaluating ideas
– developing explanations
– considering alternative viewpointsselect and use strategies when listening to make and clarify meaning, including
- making predictions about content before listening
– focusing on the speaker
– listening for specifics
– generating questions
– recalling, summarizing, and synthesizing– drawing inferences and conclusions– distinguishing between fact and opinion– visualizing– monitoring comprehension
reflect on and assess their speaking and listening, by referring to class-generated criteria and setting goals and creating a plan for improvement
Reading and Viewing
read and view to improve and extend thinking, by
– developing explanations
– distinguishing between fact and opinion– analyzing texts to consider alternatives– drawing conclusions– comparing various viewpoints– summarizing and synthesizing
select and use strategies before, during and after reading and viewing to develop understanding of text, including
– predicting– making connections– visualizing– asking and answering questions– making inferences and drawing conclusions– using ‘text features’– self-monitoring and self-correcting – figuring out unknown words– reading selectively
– determining the importance of ideas/events– summarizing and synthesizing
respond to selections they read or view, by
– expressing an opinion with supporting evidence– explaining connections (text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world)– identifying personally meaningful selections, passages, and imagesWriting and Representing
write clear, focussed personal writing for a range of purposes and audiences that demonstrates connections to personal experiences, ideas, and opinions, featuring
– clearly developed ideas using effective supporting details and explanations
– sentence fluency through a variety of sentence lengths and patterns, with increasing fluidity– effective word choice by using engaging figurative and sensory language– a voice demonstrating an emerging sense of individuality
– an organization that is meaningful, logical, and effective, and showcases a central idea or theme
use writing and representing to extend thinking, by
– developing explanations
– expressing alternative opinions or perspectives
– exploring new ideas (e.g., expressing an unfamiliar viewpoint)
use the features and conventions of language to express meaning in their writing and representing, including
– complete simple and compound sentences and begin to use complex sentences
– effective paragraphing
– past, present, and future tenses – capitalization in titles, headings, and subheadings
– appropriate uses of apostrophes
– conventional Canadian spelling for familiar and frequently used words – spelling unfamiliar words by applying strategies (e.g., phonic knowledge, use of common spelling patterns, dictionaries, word walls, thesaurus)
– legible writing with alignment,shape,and slant
Visual Arts
draft ideas for images using feelings, observation, memory, and imagination
create images by applying the principles of art and design in various combinations and by using the elements and principles to produce a variety of effects
use and maintain materials, tools, equipment, and work space in a safe and an environmentally sensitive manner
demonstrate respect for the work of self and others
Physical Education
participate daily in a variety of moderate to vigorous physical activities that develop muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility
create structured, repeatable sequences of non-locomotor, locomotor, and manipulative movement skills
demonstrate safe use of equipment and facilities to avoid putting self and others at risk
Health and Career Education
describe the physical, emotional, and social changes associated with puberty
describe practices that help to prevent :
- communicable diseases (e.g. washing hands frequently, covering mouth when coughing or sneezing, avoiding contact with the body fluids of others, getting adequate rest and nutrition)
analyse factors that contribute to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (e.g. social influences, curiosity, felling alienated or awkward, stress, media, dealing with emotions such as sadness or grief)
Term 2
The following are some of the outcomes we are focusing on during the second term.
Language Arts
Speaking and Listening
select and use strategies when interacting with others, including
accessing prior knowledge
making and sharing connections
asking questions for clarification and understanding
taking turns as a speaker and listener
paraphrasing to clarify meaning
use speaking and listening to improve and extend thinking, by
– questioning and speculating– acquiring new ideas– analyzing and evaluating ideas
– developing explanations
– considering alternative viewpointsselect and use strategies when listening to make and clarify meaning, including
- making predictions about content before listening
– focusing on the speaker
– listening for specifics
– generating questions
– recalling, summarizing, and synthesizing– drawing inferences and conclusions– distinguishing between fact and opinion– visualizing– monitoring comprehension
reflect on and assess their speaking and listening, by referring to class-generated criteria and setting goals and creating a plan for improvement
Reading and Viewing
read and view to improve and extend thinking, by
– developing explanations
– distinguishing between fact and opinion– analyzing texts to consider alternatives– drawing conclusions– comparing various viewpoints– summarizing and synthesizing
select and use strategies before, during and after reading and viewing to develop understanding of text, including
– predicting– making connections– visualizing– asking and answering questions– making inferences and drawing conclusions– using ‘text features’– self-monitoring and self-correcting – figuring out unknown words– reading selectively
– determining the importance of ideas/events– summarizing and synthesizing
respond to selections they read or view, by
– expressing an opinion with supporting evidence– explaining connections (text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world)– identifying personally meaningful selections, passages, and imagesWriting and Representing
write clear, focussed personal writing for a range of purposes and audiences that demonstrates connections to personal experiences, ideas, and opinions, featuring
– clearly developed ideas using effective supporting details and explanations
– sentence fluency through a variety of sentence lengths and patterns, with increasing fluidity– effective word choice by using engaging figurative and sensory language– a voice demonstrating an emerging sense of individuality
– an organization that is meaningful, logical, and effective, and showcases a central idea or theme
use writing and representing to extend thinking, by
– developing explanations
– expressing alternative opinions or perspectives
– exploring new ideas (e.g., expressing an unfamiliar viewpoint)
use the features and conventions of language to express meaning in their writing and representing, including
– complete simple and compound sentences and begin to use complex sentences
– effective paragraphing
– past, present, and future tenses – capitalization in titles, headings, and subheadings
– appropriate uses of apostrophes
– conventional Canadian spelling for familiar and frequently used words – spelling unfamiliar words by applying strategies (e.g., phonic knowledge, use of common spelling patterns, dictionaries, word walls, thesaurus)
– legible writing with alignment,shape,and slant
Visual Arts
draft ideas for images using feelings, observation, memory, and imagination
create images by applying the principles of art and design in various combinations and by using the elements and principles to produce a variety of effects
use and maintain materials, tools, equipment, and work space in a safe and an environmentally sensitive manner
demonstrate respect for the work of self and others
Physical Education
participate daily in a variety of moderate to vigorous physical activities that develop muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility
create structured, repeatable sequences of non-locomotor, locomotor, and manipulative movement skills
demonstrate safe use of equipment and facilities to avoid putting self and others at risk
Health and Career Education
describe the physical, emotional, and social changes associated with puberty
describe practices that help to prevent :
- communicable diseases (e.g. washing hands frequently, covering mouth when coughing or sneezing, avoiding contact with the body fluids of others, getting adequate rest and nutrition)
analyse factors that contribute to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (e.g. social influences, curiosity, felling alienated or awkward, stress, media, dealing with emotions such as sadness or grief)